He was helped out of the cab by a civilian and is taking the rest of the day off, according to the manager. There were no passengers in the taxi. A tow truck was brought in to pull the cab out of the water.

On fragile Plum Island, four homes were evacuated Thursday, and utilities were cut to the properties. The high surf undermined the foundations of the homes, and officials are keeping a close eye on Thursday evening's high tide.

"When I went to work this morning, these homes had upward of 20 feet of dune in front of their homes. And now, as you can see, they’re completely undermined, at risk of being a total loss," homeowner Bob Connors said.

This morning, public works crews shut off utilities, while keeping a close eye on the houses. The Building Inspector says the damage to these homes is even more extensive than it looks.

"The waves have broken through the foundation, come up through the floor, taken the furniture out -- whatever was left in there, so there's severe compromise there," Newbury Building Inspector Sam Joslin said.

At least two of the houses are no longer inhabitable and no longer safe enough for the owners to come back to retrieve their belongings.

To the north and west of Boston, a wintry mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain greeted residents.

The hardest-hit areas of western and central Massachusetts saw accumulations above 6 inches.